The husband of missing Minnesota woman Kira Trevino, 30, has been taken into custody today on the suspicion that he murdered her.

Jeffrey Trevino, 39, is being held at Ramsey County Jail following the disappearance of his wife, a manager at the Mall of America, who has not been seen since Friday.

Her abandoned car was found in a Mall of America parking lot on Monday morning with her cell-phone and purse still inside and subsequently officers performed executed a search warrant at the couple's home in the 500 block of Iowa Avenue E in St. Paul.

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Brutal slaying: Kira Trevino was murdered by her husband in February this year but her body was not uncovered until two months after her tragic death

Kira Trevino, 30, was last seen by her husband, Jeff Trevino, at the couple's St Paul house on Friday and Trevino's family said that her cell phone and purse were discovered in the white 2010 Chevy Cobalt

Upon conducting that search on Monday evening, investigators said they found evidence at the house that a crime had been committed.

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Kira Trevino, 30, was last seen by her husband, Jeff Trevino, at the couple's St Paul house on Friday and Trevino's family said that her cell phone and purse were discovered in her white 2010 Chevy Cobalt.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension searched the home on Monday evening as family and friends made desperate pleas for Kira, who is a manager at Delia’s, a clothing store for teenage girls in the world-famous mall to return home.

The pretty store manager was last seen by her husband on Friday and her family have appeared on television in Minneapolis and St. Paul to express their distress

Mall security noticed her car in a parking ramp on the west side of the mall at about 4:55 a.m. Monday and called police.

Tara Hall, a colleague who said she is Trevino's best friend, told the Star Tribune that it's perfectly normal for Kira to park where the car was found, but not specifically in the isolated location under a ramp where police found the vehicle.

However, family members told Fox 9 News that it was neatly parked in a place that she never usually stopped in and struck them as odd, because Kira was not skilled at parking.

Authorities canvassed the car and said there was 'evidence that concerned investigators,' but they wouldn’t elaborate further on what that meant.

Security personel are reviewing surveillance footage for any clues that could shed light on Trevino's disappearance.

'This is absolutely 100 percent out of character for her,' said her friend Jackie Arrando.

Trevino is a manager at Delia¿s, a clothing store for teenage girls in the Mall of America

Kira Trevino worked at Delia's in the Mall of America, which sells teenage girl clothing

'She would never, ever just not show up for work or go somewhere without letting people know. Never.'

'We've been friends for a long time, everyone is really worried.'

Family members have flown in from around Wisconsin and Texas and spent yesterday with investigators.

'Kira, if you're watching this, I hope you're safe and I hope you come home. We're just very worried and concerned and we're going to do everything we can to find you,' Kira's Sister Keri Anne Steger told KARE 11.

Damning evidence: Kira Trevino's car was found outside her workplace at the Mall of America in Bloomington

Kira Trevino's mother Marci Steger has appeared on all local television stations pleading for her daughter to return home or any information that can help with that aim

Kira was first reported missing on Saturday after she failed to turn up for work on Saturday - leaving her husband as the last person to see her.

'We are looking to see if any suspicious activity is related to this disappearance, as we do with any missing persons case,' said St. Paul Police Sgt. Paul Paulos.

'She is an adult, but she has been reported missing, and this is an active case. We recognize that this is important to her family and to her friends, and it’s important to us as well.'

Trevino’s husband, Jeff Trevino, confirmed that police found the car but would not take questions about the case, saying he didn’t want to hinder the investigation.

A 'Find Kira Trevino' Facebook page that already has gotten more than 2,600 likes is online now with pictures, posts, and comments.